Keep warm and make a date!

I hate Fridays, when a lot of things accumulate. While I was working, every single Friday afternoon was hectic because people tried to close their tasks before weekend… FGS!!! Why did they wait all week to finally do this in rush on Friday afternoon??? It didn’t make any sense for me. Currently, when I’m looking for a job, the same things are happening. On Friday afternoon my email box is filled with thousands of this kind of emails, which definitely do NOT make me happier and more optimistic regarding my future:

Thank you for taking the time to apply for the position….

We have now filled this position but wish you every success in the future.

Kind Regards

Kelly

OR

Dear Magdalena

Thank you for attending your recent interview with … last week for the position ...

Unfortunately, after very careful consideration you have not been successful, therefore, I am sorry that we are not able to pursue your application further on this occasion.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest shown in this position and for taking the time and trouble to apply.

We wish you every success in your continuing search for suitable employment.

Yours sincerely

Richard  

DAMN IT! That WAS a suitable position!!! I WAS a suitable person!!! So what is wrong with me??? What is wrong with other 200 people who applied for the position but have been unsuccessful as I was?

Looking for a job is not so easy. The first of all you have to be very careful with your search as a lot of job advertisements are tricky and show a future job as an amazing opportunity rather than a door to door selling which it finally is. Secondly you have to be patient with sending your CVs and doing your follow-ups as only a low percentage of these will lead you to the interview stage. The most important thing is to continue sending your applications and do not give up even if your phone is silent.

The silent phone, when you are looking for a job, is the most horrible thing. When you find that people are not impressed with your resume as well as skills and experience shown there, you simply start to feel like a looser. Despite the fact how good you are, the level of your confidence falls down rapidly and you have no base to build it on again.

You also have to deal with numerous job agencies with incompetent job advisors, who are nice but unfortunately most of them haven’t got even a half of your experience. Therefore you are evaluated by people who are unable to understand your CV.  You have to face their advises like: “ Honey, delete your high education and a couple of points in your experience to make things easier and to be sure that you are able to find a nice and easy job, obviously below your expectations.” This kind of advice doesn’t help me to be ambitious and optimistic.

Supposedly “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger; stand a little taller”… but with regards to this topic, in my opinion, you just need to find another way. When doors are closed you need to find an open window… But do not ask me about this now as I’m a little bit down after another Friday...

9th November 2012

Vacancy: Little Angel with Enormous Wings

Dear Man,

Thank you for your recent application for the above vacancy.

The darker nights close in.

Unfortunately we are unable to invite every applicant for an interview and as there are other applicants who appear to match our requirements a little more closely, we will not be progressing with your application on this occasion.

There’s nobody who does in better than 007.

I would however like to retain your details on file and will contact you should a suitable vacancy arise. Keep in touch.

In the meantime we wish you every success in the bright future.

Keep warm and make a date.

Yours sincerely,

a child